Esen Fidanlik

State Department remains concerned about credible reports of human rights abuses by Turkish-backed fighters in parts of northeastern Syria seized during military operations against state-allied Kurdish fighters United, according to a new report from the Inspector General. The State Department has received reports of “arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings, seizure and …

Turkey is extending its political footprint and ambitions from the central Mediterranean to western China. But there are lessons of tolerance and modernization to be learned from its Ottoman heritage and its modern political sponsors – the United States and Germany. At first glance, Turkey is a dwarf. Its gross …

Istanbul is a city with a rich, diverse and fascinating history, and yet a bad memory. You can walk the streets for hours without stumbling across a single plaque or statue about the intricacies of its urban heritage. You can walk past an Ottoman cemetery without having a clue, if …

Turkey’s occupation of parts of northern Syria has led to ethnic cleansing, several experts told the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in a virtual hearing last week. These are some of the first clear statements collected that point to systematic abuses against women and minorities after Turkey invaded parts …

A congressional watchdog said today that Turkey and its proxies are restricting the rights of religious minorities in northern Syria and will continue to do so if the United States does not step in to stop them. “The United States cannot look away as this disaster unfolds,” said Nadine Maenza, …

Intensifying tensions in the Middle East mean that British tourists to Turkey could face an increased risk of terrorist attacks, the British government has warned. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised travelers to Turkey to stay away from festivals and “stay vigilant” amid fears that Westerners may …

ISTANBUL – Demirören press agency Armenian Patriarch Sahak II, center, surrounded by priests, delivers his speech during his enthronement ceremony in Istanbul on Saturday January 11. (AP Photo) Sahak MaÅŸalyan (Mashalian), the 85th Patriarch of the Armenians of Turkey, was enthroned as Sahak II in a ceremony held at the …

ISTANBUL Sahak MaÅŸalyan became the 85th Patriarch of Armenians in Turkey on December 11 after winning elections held in Gregorian Armenian churches across the country. MaÅŸalyan won the elections after securing 102 out of 119 votes against his rival Aram AteÅŸyan, who served as interim patriarch in the absence of …

July 5, 2019 – 12:45 AM PanARMENIAN.Net – Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan and Speaker of the Cyprus House of Representatives Dimitris Siluris discussed Thursday July 4 in Nicosia of the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh and the actions of Turkey in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus. Addressing …

A general view of the Turkish Parliament ANKARA — As part of a package aimed at changing the Turkish parliament’s internal rules of procedure, the legislature’s constitutional committee on Thursday approved a provision banning the use of the word “Armenian genocide” in the legislature. The terms “Kurdistan” and “Kurdish regions” …

ISTANBUL – The Turkish government has seized the historic Armenian Surp Giragos Church, a number of other churches and large tracts of property in the heavily damaged Kurdish town of Diyarbakir, saying it wants to restore the area but alarming locals who fear the government does not covertly aim to …